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Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension

© Melanesian Megapode by Jonathan Rossouw
Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2026

21 Jul 2026 - 25 Jul 2026 (5 days)

USD2,795 2 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

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Tour Price (Per person): USD2,795 (GBP2,143 * EUR2,500 * AUD4,108)

Single Supplement: USD300 (GBP230 * EUR268 * AUD441)

Flight costs: USD280 (GBP215 * EUR250 * AUD411)

Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2027

10 May 2027 - 14 May 2027 (5 days)

USD2,895 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Leader: Nigel Redman

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Tour Price (Per person): USD2,895 (GBP2,220 * EUR2,589 * AUD4,255)

Single Supplement: USD300 (GBP230 * EUR268 * AUD441)

Flight costs: USD280 (GBP215 * EUR250 * AUD411)

Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2027

25 Aug 2027 - 29 Aug 2027 (5 days)

USD2,895 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): USD2,895 (GBP2,220 * EUR2,589 * AUD4,255)

Single Supplement: USD300 (GBP230 * EUR268 * AUD441)

Flight costs: USD280 (GBP215 * EUR250 * AUD411)

Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2028

11 Jul 2028 - 15 Jul 2028 (5 days)

USD2,900 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

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Tour Price (Per person): USD2,900 (GBP2,224 * EUR2,594 * AUD4,262)

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2028

23 Aug 2028 - 27 Aug 2028 (5 days)

USD2,900 3 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Price (Per person): USD2,900 (GBP2,224 * EUR2,594 * AUD4,262)

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2029

10 Jul 2029 - 14 Jul 2029 (5 days)

USD3,100 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,100 (GBP2,377 * EUR2,772 * AUD4,556)

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Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2029

22 Aug 2029 - 26 Aug 2029 (5 days)

USD3,100 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Robert Williams

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Tour Price (Per person): USD3,100 (GBP2,377 * EUR2,772 * AUD4,556)

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New Britain is the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago and supports many seldom seen endemics for which we will be searching. Situated between the Bismarck and Solomon Seas, this narrow mountainous island is over six hundred kilometers long, but only eighty kilometers at its widest.  The rich, exploited volcanic soils of the eastern portion of the island present a striking contrast to the western portion, where Western influences began mostly in the Second World War.

We begin our exploration of the area by embarking on an afternoon boat trip into Kimbe Bay and the open ocean, stopping off at some small islands in search of species such as Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove, Floury Imperial Pigeon, Beach Kingfisher, Island Monarch, Golden Whistler, (Bismarck) Black and Scarlet-bibbed (Sclater’s) Myzomelas and the beautiful Nicobar Pigeon. Over the next two days, we will then bird various sites around West New Britain including Pokili Wildlife Management Area, Garu Ridge and the Kulu River. These are key areas for many of the birds that are either endemic to New Britain or the Bismarck Archipelago.  A healthy proportion of these birds are sought-after species with extremely limited ranges. We will also visit a vast colony of Melanesian Megapodes that number thousands of individuals, and we should see good numbers of these awkward birds as they flush from the ground and clamber in the trees around us.

This short yet exciting extension to our Papua New Guinea birding adventures offers several rare and endemic bird species to be found nowhere else on our planet.

Top Birds

Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Nicobar Pigeon, Black Honey Buzzard, New Britain Sparrowhawk, Melanesian Megapode, Knob-billed Fruit Dove, Finsch's Imperial Pigeon, Song Parrot, Violaceous & White-necked Coucal, New Britain Boobook, Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher, Beach & White-mantled Kingfisher, Sclater's Myzomela, White-backed Woodswallow, Black-tailed Monarch, Long-tailed Myna, Red-banded Flowerpecker & Buff-bellied Mannikin

Habitats Covered

lowland rainforest, grasslands, islets

Expected Climate

hot and humid with tropical showers

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

moderate pace

Accommodation

comfortable resort

Ease of Birding

moderate, can be challenging at times

Number of Species Expected

+-75

Other Attractions

coral reef snorkeling

Photographic Opportunities

good

What our clients say about us

Stephan Lorenz
CG & CP - Papua New Guinea 2019

Stephan is a top notch guide. Great eyes, ears & local knowledge found us all the specials. A healthy dose of patience also ensured we all got onto the birds (those that hung around!)

Stephan Lorenz
JG & GG - PNG Tailor-made 2022

Birding in PNG was a little more challenging that expected, ..... the birds are as shy as anything I've experienced and the bird densities were extremely low. Of course that is not the fault of Rockjumper or the guides. The tour was excellent overall. The main guide, Stephan Lorentz, was really top class. His knowledge of the birds and calls and the fine id details was exceptional and his field skills were awesome, outdoing the local guides at times. And he is extremely personable and friendly. The local guides were also excellent and provided an exceptionally high level of field skill and support, and great enthusiasm in getting pax onto the more challenging birds. And physical support also, including even helping some of the pax on slippery slopes and cutting stairs on river landings at times!! The landed arrangements were generally slick and the accommodation of good quality. Some delays in getting collected at Kiunga airport were I think down to some communication issues with the local agent (Samuel) regarding the rerouting of our flights from Mt Hagen. And the offloading of three of our bags from the plane at Kiunga and delay in getting them back to us in Port Moresby was an Air Niugini issue. Overall it was an exceptional and really memorable tour with superb birds and birding, much or most of which would not have been possible without the Rockjumper team, slick tour planning and arrangements, Stephan and the local guides.

Lev Frid
LF, Papua New Guinea - Birding in Paradise 2026

The birding in PNG is amazing though the logistics at the end of the tour became extremely challenging and we missed the entire New Britain extension. Those who did not book the extension had to re-book their outbound flights daily until we finally left. I would suggest that if you continue with this itinerary and the Kiunga airport remains closed, that you book charter flights for Tabubil. Having to find and arrange the charter while we were there took up a lot of time and charter flights are not always available. Our first cancelled flight was on Wed and those of us on the charter finally flew out on Sunday and the ones who didn't do the charter were fortunate enough to fly out on Monday. It would be one thing if this was an abnormal event, but the Tabubil airport is known for this. Lev warned us about flying in and out of this airport, but we didn't believe him especially as we got in without any problems. However, after spending five days staring at the cloud cover and wondering if an Air Niugini plane could land (they need a higher clearance than charter/other flights) and then also seeing on flight tracker when no AN planes were even flying in our direction, it's clear that the problem is not just the weather. Given the challenges of PNG, I am grateful for our guide, Lev Frid, who has made an effort to get to know and be on good terms with the local people and service providers. Cloudlands hotel made space for us every time our flight was cancelled and we needed another night's stay. Raintree also looked after us and it felt like returning home at the end. Lev's local connections were also helpful in securing for us access to local hides in the highlands area where we got great views of otherwise difficult-to-see birds. We paid for this as an extra as it was not on the original itinerary, but it was well worth it not just for the birds, but also for the interaction with locals. The time in Kwatu was wonderful. We spent two nights there, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Ok, maybe not the spam at every meal. The stars at night were brilliant, as were the owlet-nightjars! The flame bowerbird, the river ... it's a magical place. Which, actually, is true for nearly all the places we visited ... beautiful birds in seemingly pristine wilderness.

Lev Frid
KL, Papua New Guinea 2022

I thought Lev Frid did a great job in managing the tour.

Adam Walleyn
BA, Papua New Guinea

Adam Walleyn acted as a very experienced and skilful leader. He had an intimate knowledge of the birds and great skills in finding and showing them. His communication was extremely clear, to the point and flavoured with a good sense of humour. In the few difficult situations that arose due to flights, civil unrest, etc, he showed extremely good skills in handling these with a perfect balance between group decisions and executive decisions. A role model for a tour leader.

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